Bruno I. (Isenburg-Braunsberg)

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Bruno I. von Isenburg-Braunsberg , also Bruno I. von Isenburg and Bruno I. von Braunsberg († before 1210 ), documented between 1179 and 1198, was the builder of Braunsberg Castle and then called himself "Herr zu Braunsberg". He founded the Isenburg-Braunsberg line of his house.

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Bruno was a son of Rembold von Isenburg († approx. 1175), the mother's name is not known. He married Theodora von Wied (mentioned in a document in 1190 and 1218). His two sons Bruno (1210–1256) and Dietrich (1211–1254) inherited the county of Wied after the death of his brother-in-law Lothar von Wied († 1244) along with two cousins ​​from the Eppstein family . Arnold , another son, was Archbishop of Trier .

Bruno, who still called himself “von Isenburg”, had landlord rights in the Neuwied Basin and near Dierdorf . An increase in his property due to his marriage was not possible; in 1190 Count Dietrich I von Wied compensated him for money. The Ganerbeburg Isenburg was divided into four branches of the family by 1200. This prompted him to build a new castle.

He chose a rock spur above the Aubach valley as the location for his castle . He had acquired the castle grounds and the surrounding forest in exchange for a vineyard near Langendorf (now the city of Neuwied ) from the Rommersdorf abbot Elias († 1201). When choosing the location, the proximity of the old "Rheinstrasse" from Heddesdorf via Dierdorf to Hachenburg , with its connection to the Hohe Strasse from Cologne to Frankfurt, also played a role. Braunsberg Castle was only a few hundred meters away from this street, now Landesstraße 258. This gave Bruno the opportunity to collect customs duties and exercise control.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Hellmuth Gensicke : Landesgeschichte des Westerwaldes . 3. Edition. Historical Commission for Nassau, Wiesbaden 1958/1999, page 301 ff; ISBN 3-922244-80-7
  2. ^ A b c Wilhelm Tullius: The checkered history of the House of Wied , 1st edition, Neuwied, Verlag Kehrein, 2003, page 18 ff; ISBN 3-934125-02-6
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SURNAME Bruno I.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bruno von Isenburg-Braunsberg; Bruno von Isenburg; Bruno von Braunsberg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Count of the County of Isenburg-Braunsberg, builder of Braunsberg Castle
DATE OF BIRTH 12th Century
DATE OF DEATH 13th Century